CN111330263A

CN111330263A - Game paddle and rocker feedback force adjusting device thereof

Info

Publication number: CN111330263A
Application number: CN202010130115.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘镇镇; 刘艳龙; 耿林; 张兴; 梁栋
Original assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-02-28
Filing date: 2020-02-28
Publication date: 2020-06-26
Also published as: WO2021169376A1

Abstract

The invention discloses a game handle and a rocker feedback force adjusting device thereof, which comprise a rocker for receiving the operation of a user, wherein the rocker is arranged in a shell of the game handle and can swing relative to the shell, the game handle also comprises a coil, a current supply module which is used for supplying current to the coil and can adjust the current, and a magnetic element which is used for forming a feedback force to the rocker under the action of magnetic force generated by the coil, wherein one of the magnetic element and the coil is fixed on the rocker, and the other one is arranged in the shell. By applying the game handle and rocker feedback force adjusting device, the current supply module provides current for the coil, the coil generates magnetic force, the magnetic force and the magnetic element act to form feedback force for the rocker, the adjustment of the current provided by the current supply module can realize the adjustment of the feedback force so as to meet the feedback force requirements of users, the rocker feedback force can be adjusted conveniently for different users according to personal habits, and the operation hand feeling of the rocker is improved.

Description

Game paddle and rocker feedback force adjusting device thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to a gamepad, and further relates to a rocker feedback force adjusting device of the gamepad.

Background

With the development and progress of the technology, the popularity of the hand game is continuously improved, and the operating requirement on the game handle is higher and higher. At present, most game handles on the market are provided with rocking bars, the rocking bars can rotate in the shell, and users can operate the rocking bars to realize corresponding game operation.

The conventional rocker is usually reset by a spring, which is however preloaded in the housing and whose force on the rocker is relatively constant. Therefore, the rocker with the structure is difficult to provide proper feedback force for an operator, and the operation hand feeling is poor.

In summary, how to effectively solve the problems of poor operating hand feeling of a joystick rocker and the like is a problem to be solved by the technical personnel in the field at present.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, a first object of the present invention is to provide a joystick feedback force adjusting device for a joystick, wherein the joystick feedback force adjusting device has a structural design that can effectively solve the problem of poor operation hand feeling of a joystick.

In order to achieve the first object, the invention provides the following technical scheme:

a rocker feedback force adjusting device of a game handle comprises a rocker for receiving user operation, wherein the rocker is installed in a shell of the game handle and can swing relative to the shell, the rocker further comprises a coil, a current supply module which is used for supplying current to the coil and adjustable in current, and a magnetic element which is used for forming feedback force on the rocker under the action of magnetic force generated by the coil, wherein one of the magnetic element and the coil is fixed on the rocker, and the other one of the magnetic element and the coil is installed in the shell.

Preferably, in the above rocker feedback force adjusting device, the coil is mounted in the housing and located below the rocker, and the magnetic element is fixed to the bottom of the rocker.

Preferably, in the above rocker feedback force adjusting device, the housing has a coil mounting groove, the coil is fixed in the coil mounting groove, a fixing groove is formed in a bottom surface of the rocker, and the magnetic element is fixed in the fixing groove.

Preferably, in the above rocker feedback force adjusting apparatus, the magnetic element is aligned with the center of the coil in a state where the rocker is at the center position of the swing range.

Preferably, in the above rocker feedback force adjusting apparatus, when the rocker swings to the maximum amplitude, at least a part of the magnetic element is located directly above the coil.

Preferably, in the above rocker feedback force adjusting device, the magnetic element is a magnet.

Preferably, the joystick feedback force adjusting device further comprises a control module electrically connected to the current supply module, and the control module is configured to control the current supply module to supply a corresponding current to the coil according to game information, so that the coil generates an attractive force attracting the magnetic element or a repulsive force repelling the magnetic element.

Preferably, the rocker feedback force adjusting device further comprises an adjusting module for receiving an operation of a user and generating a corresponding adjusting signal, the adjusting module is electrically connected to the current supply module, and the current supply module is configured to control a direction and/or a magnitude of an output current according to the adjusting signal.

Preferably, in the above rocker feedback force adjusting device, a return elastic member is further included, which is disposed between the rocker and the housing and is used for returning the rocker.

The invention provides a rocker feedback force adjusting device of a game handle, which comprises a rocker, a coil, a current supply module and a magnetic element. The rocker is arranged in the shell of the game handle, can receive the operation of a user and swings relative to the shell; the current supply module is arranged in the shell and used for supplying current to the coil, the magnetic element is used for acting with the magnetic force generated by the coil to form feedback force on the rocker, one of the magnetic element and the coil is fixed on the rocker, and the other one of the magnetic element and the coil is arranged in the shell.

By applying the rocker feedback force adjusting device of the game handle, the current supply module can provide current for the coil, so that the coil generates magnetic force to act with the magnetic element to form feedback force on the rocker.

In order to achieve the second object, the invention also provides a gamepad, which comprises any one of the rocker feedback force adjusting devices. Because the rocker feedback force adjusting device has the technical effects, the gamepad with the rocker feedback force adjusting device also has corresponding technical effects.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a rocker in the prior art;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a joystick feedback force adjustment mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is another schematic view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a first state of providing resistance;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a second state corresponding to FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a first state of providing assistance;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of a second state corresponding to fig. 6.

The drawings are numbered as follows:

rocker 1, casing 2, axis of rotation 3, coil 4, magnetic element 5, displacement sensor 6.

Detailed Description

The embodiment of the invention discloses a rocker feedback force adjusting device of a game handle, which is used for adjusting the feedback force of a rocker and improving the operation hand feeling of the rocker.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 2-3, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a joystick feedback force adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 3 is another view of fig. 2.

In one embodiment, the joystick feedback force adjusting device provided by the invention comprises a joystick 1, a coil 4, a current supply module and a magnetic element 5.

The joystick 1 is mounted in a housing 2 of the game pad, and can be operated by a user and swing relative to the housing 2. I.e. the rocker 1 is rotatably mounted in the housing 2, in particular rotatably relative to the housing 2 about mutually perpendicular X-and Y-axes. The installation of the rocker 1 and the housing 2 can be referred to the prior art, and will not be described herein. The top end of the rocker 1 generally protrudes from the housing 2 so as to be operated by a user and swing along with the operation of the user.

The current supply module is mounted in the housing 2 for supplying current to the coil 4, and the current supplied by the current supply module is adjustable. The current supply module may specifically include a power supply, and may further include a protection circuit, a control switch, and the like as needed. The specific structure of the current supply module can refer to the module structure for supplying current to the coil 4 conventionally in the prior art, and is not described herein again. It should be noted that the current provided by the current supply module is adjustable, which means that the magnitude and/or direction of the current provided by the current supply module is adjustable.

The magnetic element 5 is used for acting with the magnetic force generated by the coil 4 to form a feedback force on the rocker 1, and one of the magnetic element 5 and the coil 4 is fixed on the rocker 1, and the other one is arranged in the shell 2. The magnetic element 5 can be a permanent magnet, feedback force is formed by the action of the permanent magnet and magnetic force generated by the coil 4, the permanent magnet is simple in structure, small in occupied space and large and stable in magnetic force. The magnetic element 5 may also be an electromagnet, i.e. a feedback force is formed by the magnetic force generated by the electromagnet and the coil 4, but the structure is relatively complex and occupies a large space. The coil 4 and the magnetic element 5 are mounted opposite each other for better functioning. If the magnetic element 5 is fixed to the rocker 1, the coil 4 is mounted in the housing 2 at a position opposite to the magnetic element 5. Alternatively, the coil 4 is fixed to the rocker 1, and the magnetic member 5 is mounted in the housing 2 at a position opposed to the coil 4. The feedback force formed by the magnetic element 5 and the coil 4 can be resistance opposite to the movement direction of the rocker 1 or assistance force in the same movement direction of the rocker 1 according to requirements.

By applying the rocker feedback force adjusting device of the game handle, the current supply module can provide current for the coil 4, the coil 4 generates magnetic force and acts with the magnetic element 5 to form feedback force on the rocker 1, the magnetic force can be adjusted through the current, and the current can be adjusted through the current supply module, so that the feedback force adjustment can be realized through the adjustment of the current provided by the current supply module, the feedback force requirements of users can be met, the feedback force of the rocker 1 can be conveniently adjusted according to personal habits of different users, and the operation hand feeling of the rocker 1 is improved.

In order to realize the automatic control of the current, a control module can be arranged and electrically connected with the current supply module, when a user rotates the rocker, the rotation direction of the rocker 1 can be detected through a sensor, for example, by arranging a displacement sensor 6, when the rocker 1 is shifted by the user to generate displacement, the displacement sensor 6 detects the position change of the rocker 1 and sends a signal to the control module, and the control module correspondingly controls the current and/or the direction output by the current supply module.

Specifically, when the current supply module is used for supplying the current with adjustable magnitude to the coil 4, if the current supply module comprises an adjustable resistor and the like to realize the adjustable magnitude of the output current, the magnitude of the feedback force can be adjusted by adjusting the magnitude of the current supplied by the current supply module, so that the personalized feedback force requirements of users can be met, and the feedback force of the rocker 1 can be conveniently adjusted according to personal habits of different users.

For better space utilization, the coil 4 is mounted in the housing 2 below the rocker 1, and the magnetic element 5 is fixed to the bottom of the rocker 1. The magnetic element 5 is fixed at the bottom of the rocker 1, so that the installation is convenient, and the coil 4 can fully utilize the space of the shell 2. Meanwhile, the swing amplitude of the bottom of the rocker 1 is large when the rocker swings, so that the magnetic element 5 at the bottom is matched with the coil 4 in the shell 2, and the relative position of the magnetic element and the coil changes obviously, so that feedback force is provided better. The magnetic element 5 and the coil 4 are not limited to the above-described positions, and may be installed according to the internal space of the housing 2, if necessary, but a feedback force may be formed therebetween.

Further, the case 2 has a coil mounting groove in which the coil 4 is fixed, and the rocking bar 1 has a fixing groove in the bottom surface thereof, in which the magnetic member 5 is fixed. The coil 4 is fixed by the coil mounting groove to prevent it from shaking in the case 2. The magnetic element 5 may be fixed in the fixing groove by interference fit, or may be fixed in the fixing groove by conventional methods such as adhesion and clamping. In order to better ensure the magnetic force action of the magnetic element 5 and the coil 4, one end of the magnetic element 5, which acts on the coil 4, is exposed, i.e. the notch of the fixing groove is in the direction opposite to the coil 4. The coil 4 and the magnetic element 5 may be mounted by other conventional fixing means as required.

Specifically, in a state where the rocker 1 is at the center position of the swing range, the magnetic element 5 is directed toward the center of the coil 4. When the rocker 1 is in the central position of the swing range, the rocker is generally in a home position where the rocker is not operated by a user, i.e., in a vertical state, and when the user acts on the rocker 1 to swing the rocker, the rocker 1 is deviated from the central position. Through when with rocker 1 vertical state, magnetic element 5 is just to setting up with coil 4, then when rocker 1 is by vertical state forward or reverse swing, under the certain circumstances of the electric current that the current supply module provided, then coil 4 is unanimous with the feedback force that magnetic element 5 cooperation provided, has further guaranteed the operation and has felt.

Further, in the state where the rocker 1 is swung to the maximum amplitude, at least a part of the magnetic element 5 is located directly above the coil 4. It should be noted that the maximum amplitude of the swing of the rocker 1 refers to the maximum swing position that the rocker 1 can reach due to the limitation of the connection structure with the housing 2, in which position, a part of the magnetic element 5 is still located right above the coil 4 or the whole magnetic element 5 is still located right above the coil 4, and a large magnetic force can still be formed between the two to serve as a feedback force. Of course, considering factors such as space occupation in the housing 2, when the rocker 1 swings to the maximum amplitude, the local part of the magnetic element 5 is just above the coil 4, which not only can provide reliable feedback force, but also can avoid excessive space occupation. The right above of the coil 4 here means a columnar space formed by extending the outer circle of the coil 4 in the axial direction of the coil 4.

In the above embodiments, the magnetic element 5 is a magnet. The magnet is matched with the coil 4, so that the magnet has stronger magnetism and can be better matched with the coil 4. On the other hand, because the magnet has N utmost point and S utmost point, therefore corresponding current supply module is used for providing the adjustable electric current of direction to coil 4, and the electric current of accessible current supply module output equidirectional for coil 4 forms the effort of attracting or repelling with the magnet mutually, and then forms the helping hand or the resistance of rocker 1 to user' S operation, further promotes the operation of rocker 1 and feels.

On the basis of the above embodiments, the game device further comprises a control module electrically connected to the current supply module, and the control module is configured to control the current supply module to supply a corresponding current to the coil 4 according to the game information, so that the coil 4 generates an attractive force attracting the magnetic element 5 or a repulsive force repelling the magnetic element 5. That is, by setting the control module, it is able to specifically adopt the combination of the digital circuit and the game scene, and control the current direction supplied by the current supply module to the coil 4 according to the game information at any time, and realize the control of the direction of the magnetic force generated by the coil 4 by the control of the current direction, so as to attract or repel the same pole with the magnetic element 5.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, when the coil 4 generates an attractive force to attract the magnetic element 5, the attractive force applied to the rocker 1 is most stable when the rocker 1 is at the center position of the swing range, that is, as shown in fig. 4. When the rocker 1 is pulled off center, as shown in fig. 5, the rocker 1 will create a resistance to the operator due to the attraction between the magnetic element 5 and the coil 4, and this resistance will vary as the magnitude of the current in the coil 4 varies.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, when coil 4 generates a repulsive force to magnetic element 5, the repulsive force to which rocker 1 is subjected when rocker 1 is at the center position of the range of oscillation is most unstable, i.e., as shown in fig. 6. When the rocker 1 is shifted from the center position, as shown in fig. 7, the rocker 1 will form an assisting force to the operator due to the repulsive force between the magnetic element 5 and the coil 4, that is, the coil 4 will apply a power to the rocker 1, so that the rocker 1 is more easily deflected to one side, and the assisting force varies with the current magnitude of the coil 4.

Therefore, the current supply module is controlled by the control module according to the game information to supply the current in the corresponding direction to the coil 4, so that the feedback force of the rocker 1 can be automatically adjusted to be the assisting force or the resistance force, different feedback forces can be obtained in different game scenes, and the hand feeling of an operator can be improved.

On the basis of the above embodiments, the device further includes an adjusting module for receiving a user operation and generating a corresponding adjusting signal, the adjusting module is electrically connected to the current supplying module, and the current supplying module is configured to control a direction and/or a magnitude of the output current according to the adjusting signal. That is, the adjusting module is arranged to receive the adjusting operation of the user and correspondingly generate a corresponding adjusting signal, and the current supplying module controls the magnitude and/or direction of the output current according to the received adjusting signal. And then the user can be according to the custom of oneself, the convenient size of adjusting rocker 1 feedback force obtains the feel that is fit for oneself.

The adjusting module can be electrically connected with the current supply module through the control module, that is, the adjusting module receives an adjusting operation of a user and generates a corresponding adjusting signal, and the control module correspondingly adjusts the magnitude or direction of the current output by the current supply module according to the received adjusting signal. The adjusting module may specifically include a touch screen to receive an adjusting operation such as a touch of a user, or the adjusting module may also include a knob to receive an adjusting operation such as a rotation of a user.

In conclusion, through the setting of adjusting module and control module, on the one hand, in different game scenes, can combine together through digital circuit and game scene, adjust the size and the direction of electric current at any time, according to game scene, exert different helping hand and resistance to rocker 1, realize obtaining different feedback force in the different game scenes, promote operator's feeling. On the other hand, the player can adjust the feedback force of the rocker 1 according to own habits, and the hand feeling suitable for the player is obtained.

In the above embodiments, the device further comprises a return elastic element arranged between the rocker 1 and the housing 2 for returning the rocker 1. That is, through the setting of the elastic return element, when the user releases the rocker 1, the rocker 1 can be returned under the action of the elastic return element, generally to the swing center position. Of course, under the condition that the reset elastic piece is arranged, the reset elastic piece can provide certain feedback force, so that the user can correspondingly adjust the current output by the current supply module according to the requirement, and the feedback force of the reset elastic piece is combined to comprehensively obtain the hand feeling suitable for the user.

Based on the rocker feedback force adjusting device provided in the above embodiment, the invention also provides a gamepad, which comprises any one of the rocker feedback force adjusting devices in the above embodiments. Because the joystick adopts the rocker feedback force adjusting device in the embodiment, please refer to the embodiment for the beneficial effects of the joystick.

The embodiments in the present description are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A rocker feedback force adjusting device of a game handle comprises a rocker (1) used for receiving user operation, wherein the rocker (1) is installed in a shell (2) of the game handle and can swing relative to the shell (2), the device is characterized by further comprising a coil (4), a current supply module which is used for supplying current to the coil (4) and is adjustable in current, and a magnetic element (5) which is used for acting with magnetic force generated by the coil (4) to form feedback force on the rocker (1), one of the magnetic element (5) and the coil (4) is fixed on the rocker (1), and the other one is installed in the shell (2).

2. Rocker feedback force adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that the coil (4) is mounted inside the housing (2) below the rocker (1), the magnetic element (5) being fixed to the bottom of the rocker (1).

3. The rocker feedback force adjusting device according to claim 2, wherein the housing (2) has a coil mounting groove in which the coil (4) is fixed, and a fixing groove in which the magnetic member (5) is fixed is provided on a bottom surface of the rocker (1).

4. The rocker feedback force adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic element (5) is aligned with the center of the coil (4) in a state where the rocker (1) is at the center position of the swing range.

5. Rocker feedback force adjustment device according to claim 4, characterized in that at least part of the magnetic element (5) is located directly above the coil (4) in the state where the rocker (1) is swung to the maximum amplitude.

6. Rocker feedback force adjustment device according to claim 1, characterized in that the magnetic element (5) is a magnet.

7. The rocker feedback force adjusting device according to claim 1, further comprising a control module electrically connected to the current supply module, wherein the control module is configured to control the current supply module to supply a corresponding current to the coil (4) according to game information, so that the coil (4) generates an attractive force attracting the magnetic element (5) or an repulsive force repelling the magnetic element (5).

8. The rocker feedback force adjustment device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising an adjustment module for receiving a user operation and generating a corresponding adjustment signal, the adjustment module being electrically connected to the current supply module, the current supply module being configured to control a direction and/or magnitude of the output current in accordance with the adjustment signal.

9. Rocker feedback force adjusting device according to any of the claims 1 to 7, characterized by further comprising a return spring arranged between the rocker (1) and the housing (2) for returning the rocker (1).

10. A gamepad comprising a rocker feedback force adjustment device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.